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ANSI C
Successive standards for the C programming language published by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Historically, the names referred specifically to the original and best-supported version of the standard (known as C89 or C90).
| First released | 1983 |
| Developed by | International Organization for Standardization |
| Open-source | Not defined |
Interesting facts
ANSI C is now supported by almost all the widely used compilers. Most of the C code being written nowadays is based on ANSI C.
